"continuation-passing style" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: continuation-passing styles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} continuation-passing style (plural continuation-passing styles)
  1. (programming) A style of programming in which every user function f takes an extra argument c known as a continuation. Whenever f would normally return a result r to its caller, it instead returns the result of applying the continuation to r. Categories (topical): Programming Synonyms: CPS, continuation passing style

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